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None · 0.0 CVE-2026-23741 EUVD-2026-5648

ast_coredumper running as root sources ast_debug_tools.conf from /etc/asterisk; potentially leading to privilege escalation

Published Feb 6, 2026 · Updated Feb 6, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. Prior to versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2, the asterisk/contrib/scripts/ast_coredumper runs as root, as noted by the NOTES tag on line 689 of the ast_coredumper file. The script will source the contents of /etc/asterisk/ast_debug_tools.conf, which resides in a folder that is writeable by the asterisk user:group. Due to the /etc/asterisk/ast_debug_tools.conf file following bash semantics and it being loaded; an attacker with write permissions may add or modify the file such that when the root ast_coredumper is run; it would source and thereby execute arbitrary bash code found in the /etc/asterisk/ast_debug_tools.conf. This issue has been patched in versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
asterisk asterisk < 23.2.2, < 22.8.2, < 21.12.1, < 20.18.2, < 20.7-cert9 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 asterisk 1:22.8.2+dfsg+~cs6.15.60671435-1 —
Debian 11 asterisk 1:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u9 DLA-4515-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 asterisk No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS asterisk No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 asterisk No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS asterisk No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS asterisk No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS asterisk No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS asterisk No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS asterisk No fix yet —

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